もとい

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of もとい – see the following entries.
【基】5
[noun] foundation
[noun] reason
[proper noun] a male given name
[proper noun] a surname
【道おさむ】2
[proper noun] a male given name
(This term, もとい (motoi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as もとい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as もとい.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
元い

Alternative forms

  • 元(もと)へ (moto e)

Conjunction

もとい • (motoi) 

  1. Used to correct oneself.
    A(エー)もといB(ビー)
    ē motoi bī
    A, or should I say B
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